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recitals are held twice every day except Sunday. Visitors are also invited to tour the organ's console area and meet with staff after recitals. Once a year, usually in June, "Wanamaker Organ Day" is held, which is a free recital which lasts most of the day. The New York store also housed a large organ; it was sold at auction in 1955 for $ 1,200 (~$ 10,655 in 2023) after the New York store closed the year prior.
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major say in determining store offerings and the magnificence of its commercial space did tend to cause it to be stocked with better offerings. Other retailers had also learned to offer goods with much smaller staff rosters. The ability of retailers to go national in opposition to regional tastes is still an experiment-in-progress with mixed results.
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pipe organ, at the time one of the world's largest organs. The organ was installed in the store's marble-clad central atrium known as the Grand Court. Another item from the St. Louis Fair in the Grand Court is the large bronze eagle, which quickly became the symbol of the store and a favorite meeting
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His employees were to be treated respectfully by management (including not being scolded in public), and John
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The store was not immune to the major change in retailing away from regional chains to national chains. The uniformity of brand offerings and the cost savings available to national chains all worked against the viability of the store as an independent personality, although customers generally had a
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Philadelphia Wanamaker's premiered a Christmas Light Show, a large musical and blinking light display several stories high, viewable from several levels of the building. Its popularity with Philadelphia parents and children, as well as tourists, ensured a continuous run, even after the
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beginning in 1922. Under the leadership of James Bayard
Woodford, Wanamaker's opened piano stores in Philadelphia and New York that did a huge business with an innovative fixed-price system of sales. Salons in period decor were used to sell the higher-price items. Wanamaker also tried selling small
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Philadelphia's first modern-day department store, and one of the earliest founded in America. A circular counter was placed at the center of the building, and concentric circles radiated around it with 129 counters of goods. The store also accepted mail orders, though it was not a
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several times over a period of years. The "Wanamaker Organ" is the largest fully operational pipe organ in the world, with some 28,750 pipes. It is famed for the delicate, orchestra-like beauty of its tone as well as its incredible power. The organ still stands in place in the store today and free
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became the show's narrator. Also in 2006, the Santa
Express Train at the top of the Grand Court returned. In 2007, the entire Christmas Light Show was completely modernized and rebuilt by Macy's Parade Studio on new trusses with lighter materials and LED lighting. In 2008, a new and bigger Magic
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Wanamaker Building space was more valuable than portions of the historic Wanamaker store, the Philadelphia flagship store was reduced to its first five stories, the Juniper Street side became the lobby of an office building for the upper stories, and the former basement budget
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Crystal Tea Room restaurant on the 9th floor, which closed to the public in 1995; it was restored as a private banquet hall, accommodating sit-down receptions of up to 1,000 people. A Wanamaker's guidebook from the 1920s states that the Crystal Tea Room was the
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Philadelphia called Oak Hall. Wanamaker carried on the business alone after Brown's death in 1868. Eight years later, Wanamaker purchased the abandoned
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referred to Facenda as "The Voice of God". His wordsmithing and dramatic baritone delivery were highlights of the shows and did much to boost Facenda's stock and mystique. Various announcers narrated the show between 1995 and 2005.
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use its facilities as a meeting place, while Wanamaker provided 300 ushers from his store personnel. His retail advertisements—the first to be copyrighted beginning in 1874—were factual, and promises made in them were kept.
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3rd floor: Egyptian Hall auditorium behind the executive offices, also a Greek Hall auditorium. As of 2008, the architecture of Egyptian Hall is obscured by the Executive Offices and Dickens Christmas Village.
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after a substantial loss of its commercial tenants. As of January 2024 the owners were considering the possibility of converting the building to residential spaces.
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for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition and purchased by John Wanamaker; to this day, Philadelphians frequently agree to "meet me at the eagle" at Wanamaker's.
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place for shoppers. All one had to say was "Meet You at The Eagle" and everyone knew where to go. The store was dedicated by President
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façade. In 1877, the interior of Wanamaker's was refurbished and expanded to include not only men's clothing, but women's clothing and
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station for use as a new, larger retail location. The concept was to renovate the terminal into a "Grand Depot" similar to London's
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division in Arlington, Virginia. After 133 consecutive years, the Wanamaker's name was removed from all stores and replaced with
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in 1952; the initials on the building's crown read "PNB" until November 2014, even though the bank no longer existed.
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Solis-Cohen, Lita (February 22, 1988). "Sotheby's to Auction Wanamakers' 19th-Century Art". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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in 1950. After the New York store closed in 1954, Wanamaker's expanded to the Philadelphia suburbs, starting with the
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of 1876, and in fact resembled one of the many pavilions at that world's fair because of its fanciful new
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Wanamaker's Temple: The Business of Religion in an Iconic Department Store
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1663:""Departments at this Store", Macy's Center City Philadelphia"
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El Departamento de Latino-Americano de Servicio Personal
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2246:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
1897:"Phillywood: 7 key sites in Philly movie history"
825:In late 1986, the now 15-store chain was sold to
1795:Arrigale, Lawrence M.; Keels, Thomas H. (2012).
2684:Defunct department stores based in Philadelphia
2638:National Register of Historic Places portal
1391:"Golden Book of the Wanamaker Stores 1861-1911"
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1021:10th floor: In-house physician and nurses
981:In September 2023 the building went into
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58:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1562:"WANAMAKER'S AGAIN FACING CLOUDY FUTURE"
656:Wanamaker's commissioned a Philadelphia/
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1838:"Filming Locations for Blow Out (1981)"
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1842:The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations
1274:"National Register Information System"
1140:(1991, last Wanamaker's store built).
232:Thompson, Starrett Co.; Daniel Burnham
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1959:John Wanamaker: Philadelphia Merchant
1762:National Endowment for the Humanities
1716:Toussaint, Jensen (January 2, 2024).
1541:from the original on January 12, 2023
1529:"HESS'S CONSIDERS BUYING WANAMAKER'S"
1413:John Wanamaker: Philadelphia Merchant
1244:(Wanamaker's Rocket Express Monorail)
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2031:John Wanamaker Collection, 1827-1987
1560:Funk, Nancy M. (December 11, 1988).
1279:National Register of Historic Places
2669:1861 establishments in Pennsylvania
1952:Philadelphia's Golden Age of Retail
1797:Philadelphia's Golden Age of Retail
1588:Groves, Martha (November 5, 1986).
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2601:National Historic Preservation Act
2035:Historical Society of Pennsylvania
2015:Historic American Buildings Survey
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1724:. American Community Journals, LLC
1037:Model house on the furniture floor
843:Historical Society of Pennsylvania
625:Wanamaker's from South Penn Square
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1990:Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle
1855:McQuade, Dan (December 4, 2013).
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2200:Architectural style categories
2025:Friends of the Wanamaker Organ
1642:Friends of the Wanamaker Organ
1094:Strawbridge and Clothier store
1080:Wanamaker's opened a store in
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443:May Company Department Stores
144:Show map of the United States
2709:Market Street (Philadelphia)
2145:(part of division from 1996)
1895:Fenn, Mike (July 19, 2016).
1810:Lisicky, Michael J. (2010).
1624:"Friends of Wanamaker Organ"
1527:Shope, Dan (July 18, 1986).
1166:In 1981, scenes in the film
679:ascends from Wanamaker's in
540:The flagship store directory
216:; 148 years ago
39:United States historic place
1993:. The History Press. 2010.
1954:(Arcadia Publishing, 2012).
1508:. The Philadelphia Inquirer
1175:In 1987, much of the movie
1018:9th floor: Crystal Tea Room
662:George Washington Nicholson
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2606:Historic Preservation Fund
2585:American Legation, Morocco
2017:(HABS) No. PA-1692, "
1184:Mannequin Two: On the Move
1034:Radio broadcasting station
916:National Historic Landmark
877:Strawbridge & Clothier
775:Philadelphia National Bank
633:The second Wanamaker's at
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462:National Historic Landmark
32:Wanamaker (disambiguation)
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1758:"John Wanamaker Monorail"
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119:Show map of Pennsylvania
2694:History of Philadelphia
1941:Technology and culture'
1255:for golf's PGA Champion
1061:largest dining room in
391:, was one of the first
200:39.9516611; -75.1621694
2523:Minor Outlying Islands
2506:Lists by insular areas
2220:Keeper of the Register
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